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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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